Michelangelo's life
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Education
Early adult life
Due to pressure to get the painting done, Michelangelo had to open it up to the public before he was done
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Michelangelo
Birth
Death
February 18, 1564
March 6, 1475
Caprese
Early Childhood
Later life
The Sistine Chapel
Other paintings and sculptures
Final years
His father was obsessed with preserving the little money that their family had
When he told his father that he was going to be apprenticed to a painter, he was enraged
Sculpted David which shows many emotions
Had a terrible temper
The huge painting took him four years to complete
Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 1508
Michelangelo also painted the tomb of Julius II
His mother died when he was six.
He was apprenticed to a painter when he was 13
Was extremely gifted in sculpting and painting
He left Florence forever in 1534
He was sent to learn grammar at the school of a master
He sculpted his Moses in that tomb
Towards the end of his life, Michelangelo focused more on architecture
His mother could not take care of him so he was given to a foster mother.
He lived in the Medici household for a time
The painting took a huge emotional toll on Michelangelo
There was a great rivalry between him and Leonardo Da Vinci
He was extremely unsociable
The painting was so amazing that it altered other artists' styles
He looked up at the ceiling so much that he couldn't focus when he looked down
He painted over 400 figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
He painted the Last Judgement
He painted the tomb of the Medicis
His childhood was lacking in affection
He studied human anatomy
He started studying under a master sculptor when he was 15
His talent seemed God-like
Very stern and demanding father
His art combined ideal beauty with emotional facial expressions
It was open to high ridicule and critcism
He carved the Pieta when he was 24
In 1494 he transferred to Bologna where he received the commission for three marble statues
He went to Rome when the Medicis left Florence
Work cited
History Alive!: The Medieval World and Beyond
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/michelangelo.html